Becoming human: Busy Doing Nothing with Charlie

Listener comments!

11:47am Parq, who can't remember his log-in info:

Back in the U.S.A.

11:56am Charlie:

Parq! Glad you made it back. Welcome. Hope it was a good trip.

11:57am listener james from westwood:

Welcome back, Parq! And how do, Charlie and all!

11:59am Charlie:

Hey, James!

12:01pm Michael:

Howdy Charlie and everyone.

12:03pm jan:

Love Gormley's work...

12:04pm Charlie:

Hi there, Michael! wb to you too:)

12:05pm Charlie:

jan -- hi! I was just looking at a lot of Gormley's work recently. Inspiring stuff!

12:06pm Webhamster Henry:

Top o' the Nothin' to ye!

12:08pm Charlie:

Henry - ha! I like that one :)

12:09pm ndbob:

afternoon Charlie and everyone!

12:10pm Charlie:

Hey there, ndbob -- well met, sir.

12:12pm Webhamster Henry:

I figured Nina Simone would show up pretty soon! Yet another reason why I don't need a radio show!

12:13pm Mike East:

Singing some Nina Simone to myself the other day helped me turn around a terrible day.

12:14pm Charlie:

Hey, Mike East -- she can do that for you, for sure.

12:14pm ndbob:

the psychedelic states series is really good

12:15pm Charlie:

Henry -- it's a Betty and Nina kind of day. And . . .

12:16pm Charlie:

ndbob -- agreed! so much great stuff they unearthed.

12:17pm Webhamster Henry:

Got any Cleo Lane or Cassandra Wilson?

12:19pm Uncle Michael:

Why do I try? That was the best set ever.

12:25pm Charlie:

Hi Michael -- Thanks! but Betty, Nina, and Carmen are responsible.

12:26pm Charlie:

Henry -- actually, neither, as it happens.

12:36pm mauri:

Heya Charlie et co. took a nap twice today. evening sun hittin my window.

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12:37pm doctorjazz:

Late arrival, hi all!

12:38pm Charlie:

hi mauri -- naps are good! say, where are you anyway, evening sun?

12:38pm Charlie:

and howdy, doctor!

12:38pm Webhamster Henry:

Vicky says it's PLU's 25th birthday, if you believe things on Facebook.

12:39pm mauri:

Southeast Finland. Lappeenranta.

12:43pm Charlie:

Ah, Finland! Beautiful Finland. Finland, Finland, Finland. Welcome, Finland.

12:43pm Charlie:

Henry, yes, and I do.

12:54pm still b/p:

If you search Google images for Roppongi Ink Stick, you get...quite a mixed wacky bag or a secret rebus message or some damn thing.

12:56pm Charlie:

"There once was a Tokyo night empire called Ink Stick, which spawned a handful of cool jazz slash ambient slash progressive clubs around town." -- www.japantimes.co.jp...

12:57pm Charlie:

still b/p -- yes, an odd collection of images!

12:57pm Parq, who can't remember his log-in info:

I wish I knew more about the Boswell Sisters. Always dig their stuff when I hear it.

1:00pm Charlie:

Great close-harmony pop-jazz vocal group. worked with many of the great jazz musicians of the day. Martha, Connee and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell.

1:00pm Charlie:

frinstance, on that track:
February 19, 1932 -- Dorsey Brothers Orchestra: Bunny Berigan, (tpt), Tommy Dorsey (tbn), Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as), Joe Venuti (vln), Arthur Schutt (p), Eddie Lang (g), Artie Bernstein (sb), Stan King (d), Glenn Miller (arr)

1:04pm Wendy del Formaggio:

Hi Charlie! Now that I'm done watching the Newfane Selectboard meeting, I can tune in. Hooray!

1:06pm Charlie:

Hi Wendy:)

1:07pm Uncle Michael:

Newfane; home of the late, great Fred Picker.

1:09pm βrian:

Ok, I'm now in the chair and ready for my haircut, Charlie. I hope the party isn't over.

1:09pm Wendy del Formaggio:

Uncle Michael, I didn't know him. I looked him up. His dear friend, Lillian Farber, was on the Board of Trustees at my college when I was there.

1:11pm Charlie:

Hi ßrian -- the only haircut you'll get here is the devil's haircut in your mind:)

1:11pm βrian:

Loane. Yowza.

1:12pm Charlie:

Wendy -- I almost cut doing my show to go the Newfane selectboard meeting;)

1:17pm Wendy del Formaggio:

Charlie, you don't have to! It was the other night. I was watching the film of the meeting on BCTV. So you can watch it when you're done with your show. It's actually kinda interesting. Security breaches!

1:18pm Uncle Michael:

"Zone V Photograpy, Newfane, VT "is on every piece of gear I ever bought from Fred.

1:18pm βrian:

It being a muggy day, I wanted some cool coffee. The barista thought I was ordering a "big-ass" coffee.

1:21pm βrian:

Where I lived in VT, Newfane was considered to be in the Deep South.

1:21pm Charlie:

Wendy -- is the Soviet Union investigating the security breaches?

1:22pm listener james from westwood:

Busy as a bastard but digging the show mightily!

1:22pm Charlie:

Could a chastity belt be considered "security britches"?

1:22pm Charlie:

answer: I guess that depends.

1:23pm Wendy del Formaggio:

Charlie, no, but they might start once I write my article.
I say YES to your security britches question. Although "Depends" is a good answer. :-)

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1:23pm doctorjazz:

Yeah, Steely Dan had to go in here...

1:25pm Wendy del Formaggio:

Brian: Yes, we in Windham County are considered to be in Massachusetts. We are not. We are also not in the banana belt, another name northerners give us. Trust me, no bananas grow here, even though ignorant co-op shoppers often asked for the organic, locally-grown bananas.

1:25pm sphere:

hey there. been listening but i just wanted to say that i just don't get Steely Dan. i wish i did--they are a fascinating act.

1:25pm Charlie:

fwiw, re Gaucho: I have a long, involved, free-associative, personal-political analysis of what the lyrics of this song could mean. I think it would take me half an hour to explicate. Maybe some day.

1:26pm Charlie:

hi sphere -- you are not alone! the later stuff is especially hard to get into if you didn't get in on the ground floor, at an impressionable age, as I did.

1:27pm βrian:

Speaking of co-ops, I heard that the Onion River co-op was projected to do 40 million in sales this year — from one stinkin' store! How is that possible?

1:29pm listener james from westwood:

Heh, looks like I've starred this dreamy Cars cover already. :)

1:31pm Wendy del Formaggio:

Brian: one word -- Burlington.

1:31pm Bill Mac:

Hiya Chaz and Nothing Doers round the world! Zzzzzzero Hour is on deck here at the Drummer Stream: wfmu.org...

Stop by anytime between 2 and 5 pm. That’s 3 hours mates! Weeeeeooooooh!

1:31pm jan:

Gormley had a show at Sean Kelly Gallery in NYC this past season...mostly exploring this cubic representation of his figure. He has shows there regularly...

1:33pm Charlie:

Heya, Bill! Evvybuddy tune in for Zzzzzzero Hour -- next!

1:35pm βrian:

Our Madison co-op has just opened its third location. No shortage of capital, clearly.

1:36pm Bill Mac:

Sounding good as usual Mr. Charlie!

1:39pm Charlie:

Thanks, Bill! Have fun today>>>

1:39pm Charlie:

and on this number, recorded at the Bottom Line in NY in 1990:
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Craig Handy - tenor sax
Marc Cary - piano
Tarus Mateen - bass
Gregory Hutchinson - drums

1:40pm Jay/London:

you all ready tyo go bill mac

1:41pm βrian:

Betty was born in Flint. My hometown.

1:44pm βrian:

No Seine in Flint ...

1:46pm Charlie:

Gotta go to France for that one.
Although the picture from Antony Gormley's "Another Place" with the ballerinas is from the shore of Liverpool.

1:54pm βrian:

How many puddles in a pool?

1:56pm ndbob:

excellent show Charlie!

1:56pm Charlie:

ßrian -- Is that question philosophical, spiritual, political, or ontological?

1:57pm Charlie:

Thanks, bob! Glad you all could be here today. Stay tuned for Bill Mac! Here's his playlist: wfmu.org...

1:57pm Charlie:

jan -- Gormley's explorations of the human figure are fascinating :)

1:58pm mauri:

Good show Charlie!

1:58pm βrian:

Maybe demographic? In any case, thanks for the noise, Charlie. À la prochaine.

1:59pm listener james from westwood:

Always a delight; thanks, Chaz!!

2:01pm Michael:

Another home run! Thanks Charlie.

2:08pm Charlie:

Thanks, all!